With his wife, Marilyn, he wrote the words to memorable TV theme songs and the Oscar-winning “The Way We Were” and “The Windmills of Your Mind.”
Category: Music
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In Just a Few Minutes, This Music Will Change Your Day
Calm and graceful, this cello piece by Bach slowly dances through hopefulness, longing and introspection.
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Only 5 Fingers Playing Piano, but the Sound of So Many Hands
Nicholas McCarthy overcame rejection to make a professional career playing the surprisingly vast repertoire for left-hand piano.
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Connie Francis, Whose Ballads Dominated ’60s Pop Music, Dies at 87
Ms. Francis, who had a natural way with a wide variety of material, ruled the charts with songs like “Who’s Sorry Now” and “Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You.”
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Drake Returns With Reinforcements at Wireless Fest in London
The Canadian superstar headlined all three nights of London’s Wireless Festival, showing off his range, reach and a glimpse of how he intends to leave his Kendrick Lamar beef in the past.
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Damiano Michieletto Is Bringing ‘West Side Story’ to Rome
The Italian director Damiano Michieletto has engaged, and sometimes enraged, European audiences. Now he’s preparing for his debut at a major U.S. opera company.
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Mark Snow, Who Conjured the ‘X-Files’ Theme, Is Dead at 78
It took a misplaced elbow, a quirk of Los Angeles geography and some whistling from his wife to produce one of television’s most memorable melodies.
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Rebekah Del Rio, Mournful Singer of ‘Mulholland Drive’ Fame, Dies at 57
Her pivotal role performing a Spanish-language cover of Roy Orbison’s “Crying” in the 2001 David Lynch movie raised her profile, but her career was marked by misfortune.
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In Des Moines, Big Operas and Big Ambitions Fill a Tiny Theater
Des Moines Metro Opera has become one of the country’s most successful smaller companies doing adventurous repertory in a 467-seat space.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Will Be Sentenced in October
The music mogul was convicted last week on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, which each carries a maximum of 10 years in prison.
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Valery Gergiev, Shunned in West Over Putin Support, Will Conduct in Italy
Valery Gergiev, an ally of Vladimir V. Putin, is set to conduct in Western Europe for the first time since institutions there cut ties over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath Play Final Shows in Birmingham, England
Heavy metal fans crossed continents to converge on Birmingham, England, and throw devil horns in honor of the Prince of Darkness and Black Sabbath.